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FROZEN DRUM BRAKE ON TRAILER

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STEVE in OREGON

05-11-1999 11:42:57

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Last weekend I got an WW II vintage army trailer at a farm auction. It's a heavy duty single axel trailer with truck tires and leaf springs. It's also equipt with a hand operated parking brake. At the auction the wheels turned just fine. Showing off my purchase last week I messed around with the brake. This week when I tried to move the trailer the brake on one wheel was frozen up. I tried pulling it on pavement, but the wheel won't budge. The brake cable is rusty and goes into a sheath before attaching to the drum. Since I don't really need a brake on the trailer, I am planning on just cutting the cable near the drum. Will this work? Is there any reason this would be a bad idea? Taking off the tire looks like it may be difficult, the tug nuts are rusted on pretty well. Any ideas? Thanks.

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Old Sarge

05-14-1999 13:56:47

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Re: FROZEN DRUM BRAKE ON TRAILER in reply to STEVE in OREGON, 05-11-1999 11:42:57

I kin help you better if I know which one it is. Does it have air lines to it? If yes it is probably a M-104 or M-105 1-1/2 ton trailer. A M-101 is a 3/4 ton and has no service brake only the parking brake, same for the M-100 1/4 ton Jeep trailer. Please post from the data plate on the front of the trailer. Should be on a little brass plate riveted to the thing. I only had bout 20 years of workin on yhem gol durned things.

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Jerry Kirkpatrick (TN)

05-14-1999 06:23:40

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Re: FROZEN DRUM BRAKE ON TRAILER in reply to STEVE in OREGON, 05-11-1999 11:42:57

If it were me, I'd want everything to be in working order, including the neat hand brake. Go the penetrating oil route on both the cable and the lug nuts, then pull the drums and check everything out. Might even repack the wheel bearings while you're in there.

These are great heavy-duty trailers to pull behind a tractor or Jeep. Wish I had mine back, but, when you pay $200 for something and someone comes along and offers $500, it's difficult to turn down!

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bbott

05-13-1999 13:06:20

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Re: FROZEN DRUM BRAKE ON TRAILER in reply to STEVE in OREGON, 05-11-1999 11:42:57

Hopefully something hasn't come adrift inside the drum and it's just the cable !

Sometimes the shoes can stick to the drum (rust usually involved here) I've had some good luck with applying GENTLE HEAT to the drum in situations like this... also when the drum is stuck to the hub...

Heat gently and evenly and usually about the time it just gets too hot to touch it pops loose...

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E. Allison

05-12-1999 11:41:50

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Re: FROZEN DRUM BRAKE ON TRAILER in reply to STEVE in OREGON, 05-11-1999 11:42:57

Time for some penatrating oil. Spray the cable down with a good quality penatrating oil and wait a few days. Tap the rusted item gently with a hammer then more oil, wait, tap, etc. In a week or so it will loosen up without violence. EEA

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paul

05-12-1999 21:22:46

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Re: Re: FROZEN DRUM BRAKE ON TRAILER in reply to E. Allison, 05-12-1999 11:41:50

I would recommend the p-oil on the lug nuts as well, much better to get them off _now_ when it's not important, rather then when you have a flat on the side of the road....

--->Paul

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Steve in Oregon

05-14-1999 11:16:49

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Re: Re: Re: FROZEN DRUM BRAKE ON TRAILER in reply to paul, 05-12-1999 21:22:46

Thanks for all the responses. Sounds like WD-40 is the weapon of choice. Will this work even though the sheathed part of the cable is about 2 feet long? Thanks Again, Steve

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Rick K

05-14-1999 12:48:22

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Re: Re: Re: Re: FROZEN DRUM BRAKE ON TRAILER in reply to Steve in Oregon, 05-14-1999 11:16:49

I have had some sucess freeing up frozen E-brake cables by finding the highest part of the cable and cutting the jacket a bit. Then squirt break-free or whatever into the cut in the jacket. Just be carefull that the oil does not run out onto the brake shoes

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